plural boudins
bü-ˈdanz 
-ˈdaⁿ
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: a spicy Cajun sausage containing rice and meat (such as pork) or seafood
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Take these sweet-potato-and-chorizo-sausage balls as the rest of the South's answer to Louisiana's savory boudin balls–each delicious bite is loaded with meat with a little kick from spicy chorizo.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
The boudin sits on a square of brioche, its amorphous form covered by a delicately fried egg dripping yolk.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
Egg rolls are stuffed with local boudin and lacquered with satsuma pepper glaze.
—Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2021
One twist was the introduction of boudin sausage, a Louisiana favorite that classically comes loaded with a mixture of about 50/50 rice and ground beef.
—Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 20 Apr. 2020
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
The boudin sits on a square of brioche, its amorphous form covered by a delicately fried egg dripping yolk.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
Egg rolls are stuffed with local boudin and lacquered with satsuma pepper glaze.
—Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2021
One twist was the introduction of boudin sausage, a Louisiana favorite that classically comes loaded with a mixture of about 50/50 rice and ground beef.
—Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 20 Apr. 2020
See All Example Sentences for boudin
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“Boudin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boudin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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